citrus fruit vs lemon

lemon vs citrus fruit

citrus fruit and lemon both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
citrus fruit	Yes	No	No	No
lemon	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lemon is a hyponym of citrus fruit; that is, lemon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than citrus fruit:

citrus fruit: any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions
lemon: yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh

Other hyponyms of citrus fruit include orange, mandarin, mandarin orange, kumquat, lime, grapefruit, pomelo, shaddock, citrange, citron, calamondin.

citrus fruit (noun)	lemon (noun)
any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions	an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory
	a strong yellow color
	a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons
	yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
	a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit

Difference between citrus fruit and lemon

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.